This blog lists that research that I have conducted as a part of the Bradley Research Group in the Chemistry Department at Drexel University and documents significant events in my young career as a scientist. I am participating in the Open Notebook Science Challenge for which I am performing experiments to measure the solubility of certain compounds (ex. carboxylic acids) in organic solvents. One of the goals of this challenge is to promote transparency in the scientific process. Every reported scientific finding is only as reliable or as meaningful as the steps incorporated to obtain that finding. This challenge requires that a detailed log of all steps completed in the experiment be recorded and posted in order that anyone attempting to repeat the experiment or desiring to better understand the meaning of the reported result is able to observe exactly what steps were carried out. From these solubility experiments, mathematical models are built to predict solubility. These models are used to choose recrystallization solvents and plan synthesis reactions. The products of these reactions are investigated as potential treatments for various diseases such as cancer and malaria.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Poster Sessions

This past April, I participated in two research poster sessions on Drexel's campus.  The first poster session on April 3rd, 2012, was the College of Arts and Sciences Research Day.  The abstract is on page 32 of the program. I was able to present my research to many different people from the College of Arts and Sciences, and was officially evaluated by a chemistry professor and a mathematics professor.  The second poster session was the University Wide Research Day held on April 19th, 2012.  The abstract is on page 503 of the Research Day program. Once again, this was a great opportunity to gain experience discussing and presenting my research to people from all departments of the university.

The title of the poster was Using Open Notebook Science to predict the solubility of trans-cinnamic acid using the Abraham Model and an image of the poster is below:


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